PRODUCTS FROM ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS REACH EUROPE UNDER FALSE ISRAELI ORIGIN LABELS: REPORT

Fri 12 June 2026: Agricultural products originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Syrian Golan continue to enter European markets under false Israeli origin labels, according to a new investigation published on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The report, Importing Occupation, published by the Global Echo Litigation Center, alleges that products from settlements […]

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ELON MUSK ON TRACK TO BECOME WORLD’S FIRST TRILLIONAIRE

Fri 12 June 2026: Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire on paper after SpaceX priced its record initial public offering at $135 per share, according to calculations based on company and Tesla filings. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, priced 555.6 million Class A shares at $135 each, raising about $75 […]

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UUCSA CONDEMNS XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Thu 11 June 2026: The United Ulama Council of South Africa has strongly denounced the recent wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. The religious body called for immediate calm and respect for all citizens during a recent gathering in Johannesburg. Moulana Abdul Khaliq Allie, president of the UUCSA, addressed delegates at the closing of the Municipal […]

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IMRAN KHAN AND THE ISLAMOPHOBIA INDUSTRY THAT BURIED HIM

Thu 11 June 2026: There is a peculiar genius among certain Muslim intellectuals in the West: they can detect Islamophobia everywhere except where naming it might cost them something. In Paris, they are forensic. In Delhi, incandescent. In Gaza, thunderous. In Washington, fluent in the grammar of empire. But when Muslim political agency is crushed in Pakistan, when Imran Khan […]

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88 ATTACKS AGAINST PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS RECORDED SINCE START OF YEAR

Thu 11 June 2026: The Religious Freedom Data Centre said on Wednesday that attacks and harassment targeting Palestinian Christians and their religious sites have increased. The centre documented more than 88 incidents against Christians since the beginning of this year, including 63 cases during the second quarter alone. It said the figures suggest that 2026 […]

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IF AI IS ADDICTIVE, WHERE DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY LIE – WITH BIG TECH OR ITS USERS?

Thu 11 June 2026: When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a question or disagreement, he immediately turns to ChatGPT as his primary source of information and confirmation. He is not alone in this. The use of generative AI tools has exploded across different demographic groups. For many people, these tools can […]

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SRI LANKA SEES SPY CHIEF HAND IN 2019 EASTER BOMBINGS THAT HELPED GOTABAYA WIN ELECTION

Thu 11 June 2026: Sri Lanka’s public security minister told parliament on Wednesday that the nation’s ex-intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, in the first official statement linking him directly to the bombings that killed 279 people. Minister Ananda Wijepala said Major General Suresh Sallay, who was arrested in February on accusations of […]

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GERMANY’S CONSCRIPTION DEBATE EXPOSES DEEP GENERATIONAL DIVIDE

Wed 10 June 2026: European governments are under growing pressure to expand their armies, raise defense spending, prepare for more uncertain future Younger Germans remain the most opposed to compulsory military service, exposing a stark generational divide ‘Our government explicitly states that they want to be ready for war in 2029, and these are just […]

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‘I WILL FIGHT FOR HER’: AYUSH MALIK SAYS HIS CONVERSION TO ISLAM WAS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY

Wed 10 June 2026: In Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 30-year-old Ayush Malik has publicly clarified that his conversion to Islam was entirely voluntary and not the result of coercion or deception. Addressing media, Ayush stated, “I was in no way forced or cheated. I have known about Islam since my childhood. I converted because I felt […]

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‘TECHNOSTRESS’: WHY MANY OLDER PEOPLE FEEL SHUT OUT BY THE DIGITAL WORLD

Wed 10 June 2026: From personal health portals to AI assistants that draft emails, the digital age has simplified endless everyday tasks. But for many older New Zealanders, the rapid march of technology has helped build a wall rather than open doors. Navigating online forms, changing apps, disappearing face-to-face services and the constant threat of scams can […]

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